48 hours sick rule school

AmyRose13 · 2025-09-16T19:45:31+00:00

Hello! My DS in Reception has been sick 10.30 am today Tuesday at school, I had to take him home and been told I should not bring him in for the next 48 hours. 48 hours will be 10.30am Thursday so that should mean he will be in on Friday? I am right, or is it Thursday if he is fine? thanks x

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Springadorable · 16/09/2025 20:47

Thursday lunchtime if he's not been sick again should be fine.

Lollytea655 · 16/09/2025 20:47

I would say Friday, 2 days off following illness basically.

Autumn1990 · 16/09/2025 20:47

It’s Friday please stick to the rule otherwise it just spreads round everyone including the teachers and other staff

MCF86 · 16/09/2025 21:14

Normally it would just be Friday, but you could call tomorrow afternoon all being well and see if they'd take him Thursday afternoon if that makes life easier work wise

Bitzee · 16/09/2025 21:21

Ask the school. I had one that sick at about 10am once and they said the day after tomorrow would be fine if not sick again and that they weren’t going to insist he was dropped off at 10 rather than the usual 8.30. But your school may interpret it differently.

Ohiodreaming · 16/09/2025 22:15

If he's fine and not sick again I'd take him back Thursday morning. The difference between 9am and 10:30am is silly.

MCF86 · 16/09/2025 23:12

Ohiodreaming · 16/09/2025 22:15

If he's fine and not sick again I'd take him back Thursday morning. The difference between 9am and 10:30am is silly.

We wouldnt accept them in where I work, after doing it before only to have them throw up all over the carpet and a friend at registration 🙃. Fully suspect they had in fact been sick since we sent them home in that case (because what a coincidence otherwise!), which I'm not saying OP is trying on here, but while the difference is silly, where do you draw the line if you make it flexible?

Ohiodreaming · 16/09/2025 23:30

MCF86 · 16/09/2025 23:12

We wouldnt accept them in where I work, after doing it before only to have them throw up all over the carpet and a friend at registration 🙃. Fully suspect they had in fact been sick since we sent them home in that case (because what a coincidence otherwise!), which I'm not saying OP is trying on here, but while the difference is silly, where do you draw the line if you make it flexible?

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So you'd turn them away at 9am but they'd be allowed back at 10:31?

BoleynMemories13 · 17/09/2025 00:59

It's 48 hours after the last bout of sickness (or diarrhea). Check with the school. IF your child has genuinely only been sick once, most schools will accept them less than 2 hours shy of that. However, one bout of sickness is often followed by several more which pushes the return date back.

Needspaceforlego · 17/09/2025 01:08

I'd take them back Thursday if they genuinely haven't been sick again.

CarefulN0w · 17/09/2025 09:49

BoleynMemories13 · 17/09/2025 00:59

It's 48 hours after the last bout of sickness (or diarrhea). Check with the school. IF your child has genuinely only been sick once, most schools will accept them less than 2 hours shy of that. However, one bout of sickness is often followed by several more which pushes the return date back.

This - it’s the last episode that counts not the first one unfortunately. Hope your little one recovers quickly.